Myanmar vs New Zealand: Population growth
Myanmar
0.6%
in 2025
New Zealand
0.7%
in 2025
Myanmar rank
128th
New Zealand rank
125th
Population growth over time
- Myanmar
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 128th and New Zealand ranks 125th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.1% | 0.9% | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 1.3% | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.7% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.5% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Myanmar or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Myanmar and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and New Zealand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Myanmar and New Zealand rank globally for population growth?
- Myanmar ranks 128th and New Zealand ranks 125th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.